A fully ordained female monastic (fully ordained nun) in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. In the Theravada tradition, called by the Pali name "bhikkhuni."
Tibetan: དགེ་སློང་མ། dge-slong-ma
Sanskrit: bhikṣuṇī
Pali: bhikkhunī
Synonyms: Fully ordained nun
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